Smyrna

Population: 56,285
Median household income: $96,780
Median home value: $409,000

Smyrna, a community in Cobb County, Georgia, has 56,285 residents. Its median household income of $96,780 runs in line with the Cobb County figure of $98,712.

From 2019 to 2023, Smyrna's population held roughly steady from 56,268 to 56,285, while its median home value rose 44.0% from $284,000 to $409,000.

The median resident is 35.6 years old. The largest age group is 25 to 34, 20.0% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 56,285
Median age: 35.6 yrs
Median household income: $96,780
Median home value: $409,000
Median gross rent: $1,682
Housing units: 27,202
Homeownership rate: 56.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 59.0%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,26856,285

Median household income

$76,444$96,780

Median home value

$284,000$409,000

Median gross rent

$1,248$1,682

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,268	$76,444	$284,000	$1,248
2020	56,333	$77,713	$309,000	$1,326
2021	55,460	$83,029	$328,600	$1,396
2022	55,863	$92,258	$380,100	$1,553
2023	56,285	$96,780	$409,000	$1,682

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.5%

5 to 1714.2%

18 to 246.8%

25 to 3420.0%

35 to 4417.9%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 746.2%

75 and over4.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,228	7.5%
5 to 17	8,000	14.2%
18 to 24	3,841	6.8%
25 to 34	11,240	20.0%
35 to 44	10,080	17.9%
45 to 54	7,270	12.9%
55 to 64	5,685	10.1%
65 to 74	3,516	6.2%
75 and over	2,425	4.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	23,848	42.4%
Black or African American	17,774	31.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	47	0.1%
Asian	4,422	7.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	74	0.1%
Some other race	295	0.5%
Two or more races	2,822	5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,003	12.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma5.0%

High school graduate11.4%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree35.4%

Graduate or professional degree23.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,996	5.0%
High school graduate	4,575	11.4%
Some college or associate's	9,916	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	14,224	35.4%
Graduate or professional degree	9,505	23.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 29 min

Drove alone61.4%

Carpooled6.5%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home28.5%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	20,208	61.4%
Carpooled	2,128	6.5%
Public transit	118	0.4%
Walked	385	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	9,401	28.5%
Other means	695	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,851	16.4%
15 to 29 min	8,709	37.0%
30 to 44 min	6,759	28.7%
45 to 59 min	2,391	10.2%
60+ min	1,824	7.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.22
Poverty rate: 9.6% (5,363 of 55,919)

	Count	Share
Family households	13,491	53.4%
Nonfamily households	11,757	46.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	25,248	92.8%
Vacant	1,954	7.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	14,327	56.7%
Renter-occupied	10,921	43.3%

1-unit, detached44.6%

1-unit, attached17.0%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units21.5%

20 or more units12.0%

Mobile home & other0.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,134	44.6%
1-unit, attached	4,611	17.0%
2 to 4 units	1,073	3.9%
5 to 19 units	5,853	21.5%
20 or more units	3,275	12.0%
Mobile home & other	256	0.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 1371492
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 16 sq mi
Water area: 0.04 sq mi
Center point: 33.8626, -84.5161